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About BMO MSCI EAFE INDEX ETF CAD UNITS
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Inception date
Feb 10, 2014
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BMO Asset Management, Inc.
The fund provides exposure to the popular international equity index, the MSCI EAFE Index, which represents the stock performance of the developed equities market outside of the US and Canada. It selects large- and mid-cap issuers in the European, Asian and Far East regions, and holds the constituents securities in the same ratio as they are seen in the index. The fund is designed for investors seeking a highly diversified portfolio as it delivers excellent low cost exposure to international securities. Approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each eligible country is covered in the index. Additionally, the index is reconstituted and rebalanced on a quarterly basis.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Health Technology
Stocks91.30%
Finance22.63%
Health Technology10.39%
Consumer Non-Durables8.26%
Electronic Technology8.12%
Producer Manufacturing7.68%
Technology Services5.80%
Consumer Durables4.57%
Utilities3.11%
Energy Minerals2.88%
Retail Trade2.86%
Communications2.67%
Process Industries2.53%
Non-Energy Minerals2.37%
Commercial Services1.91%
Transportation1.68%
Distribution Services1.31%
Consumer Services1.08%
Industrial Services0.88%
Miscellaneous0.32%
Health Services0.25%
Bonds, Cash & Other8.70%
ETF7.88%
Cash0.76%
Miscellaneous0.06%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe61.29%
Asia23.42%
North America8.01%
Oceania6.36%
Middle East0.91%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
ZEA invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 22.63% stocks, and Health Technology, with 10.39% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
ZEA top holdings are iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF and SAP SE, occupying 7.88% and 1.57% of the portfolio correspondingly.
ZEA last dividends amounted to 0.16 CAD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.16 CAD in dividends,
ZEA assets under management is 10.16 B CAD. It's risen 3.17% over the last month.
ZEA fund flows account for 1.28 B CAD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, ZEA pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.49%. The last dividend (Apr 2, 2025) amounted to 0.16 CAD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
ZEA shares are issued by Bank of Montreal under the brand BMO. The ETF was launched on Feb 10, 2014, and its management style is Passive.
ZEA expense ratio is 0.28% meaning you'd have to pay 0.28% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ZEA follows the MSCI EAFE. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ZEA invests in stocks.
ZEA price has risen by 2.80% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 9.83% increase. See more dynamics on ZEA price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.81% over the last month, showed a 0.71% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 13.09% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.81% over the last month, showed a 0.71% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 13.09% in a year.
ZEA trades at a premium (0.14%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.